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martedì 19 febbraio 2013

Sabato scorso la nostra nuova activity SING ENGLISH ha riscosso molto successo! Perchè?
Abbiamo studiato la pronuncia del past simple dei verbi regolari. E cosa ci sarà di eccezionale? Guardate un po' qui...
Dopo aver ascoltato la canzone ed aver inserito i verbi giusti nelle LYRICS
Adele Set Fire to the rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0mzLQyd36A
Complete with the verbs in the past and listen to the song:
I [1] ______(to let) it fall, my heart
And as it [2] _______(to fall), you [3] ______ (to rise) to
claim it
It [4] _______ (to be) dark and I [5] ______ (to be) over
Until you [6] ______(to kiss) my lips and you [7] ______(to save)me
My hands, they [8] ______ (to be) strong
But my knees [9] ______ (to be) far too weak
To stand in your arms
Without falling to your feet
chorus
But there's a side, to you, that I never [10] ______(to know), never [11] ______ (to know)
All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true
And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win
But I [12] ______ (to set) fire to the rain
[13] ______ (to watch) it pour as I [14]______ (to touch) your face
Well, it [15] ______ (to burn) while I [16] ______ (to cry)
'Cause I [17] ______ (to hear) it screaming out your name, your name!
When I lay, with you
I [18] _______(can) stay there, close my eyes
Feel you here forever
You and me together, nothing is better!
chorus
I set fire to the rain
And I [19] _______(to throw) us into the flames
Well, it [20] _______ (to feel) something died
Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time!
Sometimes I wake up by the door
That heart you [21] _______ (to catch) must be waiting for ya…
Even now when we're already over
I can't help myself from looking for ya
I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Well, it burned while I cried
'Cause I [22] _______ (to hear) it screaming out your name, your name!
I set fire to the rain
And I threw us into the flames
Well, it felt something [23] _______(to die),
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time!
Oh oh oh oh oh…
Let it burn…

martedì 12 febbraio 2013

Hi there! Today is Pancake day, also called Shrove Tuesday.
Let's have a look to this cultural event together!

The long build up to Easter (Pasqua) is called Lent (Quaresima). The day before Lent begins is called Shrove Tuesday.
'Shrove' means being forgiven for your sins. It happens on a different date each year depending
on when Easter is. This year Shrove Tuesday is today 12 February, 2013.

Pancake

But why do we call this day Pancake day?
Long ago this was a day for feasting and having a good time. People would go to church to confess
the bad things they had done and would be 'shriven' or forgiven before the start of Lent. Since
rich foods such as eggs were forbidden during Lent, one way of using them up would be to make pancakes.

The Pancake race
Legend has it that way back in 1445 a housewife from Buckinghamshire was
making pancakes when she heard the church bells ringing. In her rush to
get to church, she ran out the house still holding her frying pan! Thus
the pancake race was born...
One of the most famous pancake races is held in Olney, Buckinghamshire. The race has been held for
hundreds of years. Competitors need to be women over 18 years of age who must wear a skirt, an apron
and head covering. They have to toss their pancake on the start line and again at the finish to prove
they haven't lost it.

The Pancake race

Are you good at cooking? Follow this link for making delicious pancakes!